{"biography":"Elected Circuit Court Judge - 2016\n\n\nPrevious Employment\n\n2000-2006- Assistant District Attorney, Shelby County District Attorney\u2019s Office\n\n2006-2016- Nahon, Saharovich, and Trotz, PLC\n\n\nEducation\n\nJD, University of Memphis, 2000\n\nBBA, University of Memphis, 1997\n\n\nHonors\n\nOutstanding Barrister, 2014-15, Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court\n\n\n\nMemberships\n\nMemphis Bar Association, Board Member\n\nAWA, Judicial Liaison\n\nLeo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court, President\n\nTennessee Judicial Conference Executive Committee\n\nTennessee Trial Judges Association, Treasurer\n\nCompensation and Retirement Committee, Treasurer\n\n\n\nCommunity Involvement\n\nAlpha Gamma Delta, Gamma Zeta Academic Excellence Advisor\n\nJunior League of Memphis, Sustainer\n\nSection 901 Youth Athletic Fund\n\nMidtown Rotary Club\n\nUM Law Alumni Board\n\nSpay Memphis\n\nExceptional Foundation of West Tennessee\n\nAdvocacy Chair American Diabetes Association","campaigns":[],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Valerie","fullname":"Valerie L. Smith","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"L.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[],"county":"shelby","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office_county":"Shelby","office_key":"county_circuit_judge_div_3","office_title":"County Circuit Judge Div 3","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"county_circuit_judge_div_3","office_title":"County Circuit Judge Div 3","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office_county":"Shelby","office_key":"county_circuit_judge_div_3","office_title":"County Circuit Judge Div 3","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"summary":"Valerie L. Smith is an elected Circuit Court Judge since 2016. She previously worked as an Assistant District Attorney at the Shelby County District Attorney's Office from 2000 to 2006 and as an attorney at Nahon, Saharovich, and Trotz, PLC from 2006 to 2016. She holds a JD and a BBA from the University of Memphis. Smith has received the Outstanding Barrister honor in 2014-15 from the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court. She is actively involved in various organizations such as the Memphis Bar Association, Alpha Gamma Delta, Junior League of Memphis, and the American Diabetes Association. As of September 2023, she is serving as a County Circuit Judge Div 3, with her term starting in September 2022 and ending in September 2030.","terms":[{"county":"Shelby","electiondate":"2022-08-06","office":"county_circuit_judge_div_3","state":"TN","term_end":"2030-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"County Circuit Judge Div 3"}],"token":"yRVu5U28b0"}